WIRELESS NETWORK OF LOW POWER SENSING AND ACTUATING MOTES
First Claim
1. A wireless mote network comprising:
- a plurality of motes, wherein each of the plurality of motes includes a processing unit in communication with a communications device and at least of one of;
a sensor configured to monitor an environmental condition in an area around the mote; and
an actuator configured to control one or more external systems;
a central communications device configured to communicate with one or more of the plurality of motes within a range of the central communications device; and
a controller configured to communicate with the central communications device, to receive one or more signals indicative of the environmental condition of one or more of the plurality of motes, and to transmit one or more control signals indicating an operation of the actuator to one or more of the plurality of motes.
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Abstract
Embodiments include a wireless mote network having a plurality of motes, wherein each of the plurality of motes includes a processing unit in communication with a communications device. Each of the motes includes at least a sensor configured to monitor an environmental condition in an area around the mote or an actuator configured to control one or more external systems. The wireless mote network also includes a central communications device configured to communicate with one or more of the motes within a range of the central communications device and a controller configured to communicate with the central communications device, to receive one or more signals indicative of the environmental condition of one or more of the plurality of motes, and to transmit one or more control signals indicating an operation of the actuator to one or more of the plurality of motes.
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16 Claims
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1. A wireless mote network comprising:
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a plurality of motes, wherein each of the plurality of motes includes a processing unit in communication with a communications device and at least of one of; a sensor configured to monitor an environmental condition in an area around the mote; and an actuator configured to control one or more external systems; a central communications device configured to communicate with one or more of the plurality of motes within a range of the central communications device; and a controller configured to communicate with the central communications device, to receive one or more signals indicative of the environmental condition of one or more of the plurality of motes, and to transmit one or more control signals indicating an operation of the actuator to one or more of the plurality of motes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer system for indoor localization of a wireless mote network having a plurality of motes, the computer system comprising a processor being configured to:
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instruct each of the plurality of motes to sequentially emit a signal; instruct each of the plurality of motes to record data corresponding to each of the signals observed the mote; instruct each of the plurality of motes to transmit the recorded data to the computer system; generate a map of the relative location of the plurality of motes; take a control action based on the sensed data by the motes. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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